In Quebec we have politicians trying to use the word ‘secularism’ to rebrand their same-old-same-old party ideology, and elsewhere we have others trying to take the ‘science’ label for their own.
“We have never taken a policy on any issue for which there is not a scientific basis,” Ms. May told the National Post by phone from Parliament Hill.
But for a Party of Science, cringing members of the scientific community may hasten to note, the Green Party certainly seems to support a lot of unscientific things.
“I really think the Green Party is just doing the same things everybody else does, which is to make up an idea that matches with your ideology, and then go looking for evidence to support it,” said Michael Kruse, chair of Bad Science Watch, a non-profit devoted to rooting out false science in public policy.
On the one hand, seeing these blatant attempts to cash in on two words important to our movement is a bit disheartening. But then again, even though it is just lip service, it does say something about the impact we can have. Politicians might be lying liars, but when they take the time to lie to us directly, at least we know, we somewhat have their attention.